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The Delaware Clinical and Translational Research ACCEL Program is comprised of the State of Delaware, the University of Delaware, the ChristianaCare Health System, Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware, and Delaware State University.
ACCEL provides investigators with the tools necessary to advance research careers and provide the community a means to interface with and understand the impact of ACCEL’s work in order to promote the innovation, acceleration and translation of research to improve health outcomes in Delaware.
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News & Events
ACCEL Accolades
ACCEL Researchers Earn Scientific Presentation Award at NISBRE Conference Members of the DE CTR ACCEL Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) core attended and presented at the NISBRE 2024 Conference,… Read More »ACCEL Researchers Earn Scientific Presentation Award at NISBRE Conference
ACCEL BERD Core Members Present at 2024 NISBRE Conference Members of the DE CTR ACCEL Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) core attended and presented at the NISBRE 2024 Conference… Read More »ACCEL BERD Core Members Present at 2024 NISBRE Conference
Funding Opportunities & Help
DE CTR ACCEL Funding Opportunity for Clinical and Translational Pilot Grants Program The mission of the Delaware CTR ACCEL Program is to accelerate clinical and translational research that addresses health… Read More »DE CTR ACCEL Funding Opportunity for Clinical and Translational Pilot Grants Program
All Expense Paid Opportunities with the IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics đź“… Deadline to apply: December 31, 2025 đź’» Visit https://idearesourceproteomics.org/opportunities/ to apply Download the flyer here Fundamentals of… Read More »All Expense Paid Opportunities with the IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics
ACCEL Tip Line
Are you new to the world of NIH grants or looking for a refresher? The NIH has curated playlists of YouTube videos designed to provide an overview of the grants… Read More »NIH provides crash course on grant fundamentals
You’ve determined that you’re conducting research related to the NIGMS mission and have found a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) you’d like to apply to. Now it’s time to craft… Read More »How do I craft a strong application?
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Dr. Tia Barnes, PhD is an associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences within the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Delaware.… Read More »Ask the Researcher: Tia Barnes, PhD
Dr. Curtis Johnson, PhD is an associate professor within the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware. He earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2013 from the… Read More »Ask the Researcher: Curtis Johnson, PhD